
American Sidewalk Brooch
1999 · Brooch
Victoria and Albert Museum

Jan Yager was an American artist who made mixed media jewelry. She drew inspiration from both the natural world and the lived-in human environment of her neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, emphasizing that art is a reflection of both time and place. She incorporated rocks, bullet casings, and crack cocaine vials into her works, and found beauty in the resilience of urban plants that some would consider weeds.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago